BBC Open Country

BBC Radio 4's countryside programme featuring the people + wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles, presented by @Marthakearney

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

For this week's broadcast, @Marthakearney is next to the A21 dual carriageway. (All the glam locations). Find out why... Thurs 3pm, Sat 6am or @bbcsounds whenever you like. https://t.co/3Ubk9JDMbd

[Emma Campbell @ginger_journo]

It was overgrown and neglected for decades, but the Stroudwater canal is now home to otters! Check out these beauties...

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

Searching for the missing mile (and getting up close with the weeping willow!) @Marthakearney explores the Stroudwater canal. @CotswoldCanals @gloswildlife https://t.co/3wUSzNt7CY

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

Weather so bad you need subtitles! See how @Marthakearney got on when she visited the Menai Strait with its historic bridges, wonderful wildlife and treacherous tides. https://t.co/KzVjNiCHgO

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

Anyone not standing by their radios who therefore missed it can catch it here: https://t.co/n3abkPrE0e

[Martha Oakes PR @marthaoakespr]

Stand by your radios! At 3pm brilliant artist #KathyHinde @birdtwitchr will be talking to @Marthakearney on @BBCOpenCountry about #ListenToTheVoicesOfTheFen, her sound installation at @nationaltrust #WickenFen Aeolian harps may be being built!

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

@murozel_zel @BBCRadio4 @HelenMark01 @BBCSounds @BBCR4Feedback Glad you enjoyed it! Here it is for anyone who missed it: https://t.co/4ZIQsBZ7QK

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

Hear what they talked about here: https://t.co/4ZIQsBZ7QK

[City of London @cityoflondon]

📻 @BBCRadio4's Helen Mark speaks with our Head of Conservation and Forest Keeper at #EppingForest to learn more about the history of this ancient landscape and how we protect it today 🌿 https://t.co/gCotHrAPLY

@CoLEppingForest @BBCOpenCountry @HelenMark01

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Big thank you to Bree, Justin and Harriet from @NTFormby for taking us on a sand dune safari!

[Martha Kearney @Marthakearney]

One of the country’s rarest lizards… more ⁦@BBCOpenCountry⁩ ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ @bbcsounds Great camera work by ⁦@ginger_journo⁩

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

Hear how Martha met a lizard on @BBCSounds https://t.co/kaHnWk9Vpt

[Martha Kearney @Marthakearney]

One of the country’s rarest lizards… more ⁦@BBCOpenCountry⁩ ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ @bbcsounds Great camera work by ⁦@ginger_journo⁩

[Martha Kearney @Marthakearney]

Saving a bumble bee on #ThisNaturalLife https://t.co/0pks074o9V ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ ⁦@BBCSounds⁩

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

Lots of research and boot leather went into this book! You can hear @thelonningsguy talking about how he explored Britain's postal paths in this episode of Open Country with @HelenMark01 https://t.co/bPQj87npAG

[Mike Lambert | Farmhand | Letter writer | @1610captain]

@thelonningsguy has a new book coming out it April. If you fancy a free copy, like or retweet this. In 48 hours, I'll select a random winner and send you the book.

[Martha Kearney @Marthakearney]

https://t.co/CBEpLWVm1A #thisnaturallife starts today ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩

[BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland @BSBIbotany]

Great to hear Chris Miles, one of our #BSBICountyRecorders, on @BBCOpenCountry just now talking about wild plants of the "Debatable Lands" between Scotland & England.
Missed it?
Don't worry, you can catch it here:
https://t.co/UAKEe9BWEA
More from Chris: https://t.co/hpWq3Pa6Sz

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

Glad you enjoyed it Declan! Now available on @BBCSounds

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

A night under the stars! On this week's programme @HelenMark01 joins a group of young carers as they experience the wilds of Dartmoor. Thurs 19th 3pm, Sat 21st 6am, any time you like on @BBCSounds https://t.co/50L3RFf788

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

In all my years making this programme….this is probably the most aquatic Open Country I’ve ever made …and I loved every moment of it …even the 5.00am swim. ⁦@HelenMark01⁩ https://t.co/HX5gyUN6r8

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

Today @HelenMark01 heads to the Shropshire hills to learn about the art of nature-writing. She visits the @arvonfoundation and joins budding writers drawing inspiration from the landscape. Today 3pm on Radio 4, any time you like on @BBCSounds https://t.co/ZwjA7oTUAW

[BBC Open Country @BBCOpenCountry]

We're back! NEW SERIES starts today, when @Marthakearney listens to the sound of the Fens. How has the changing landscape changed what we hear in the countryside? 3pm Radio 4 or any time you like on @BBCSounds https://t.co/hdeMnSjPQB

[BBC Rare Earth @BBCRareEarth]

This week we explore life beneath the waves. @helenczerski and @tomheapmedia find out what goes on in the seabed, and ask why it matters. Fri 12 noon, or any time on @BBCSounds https://t.co/qDmHDeDD4P

[Dimitri Houtart @DimitriHoutart]

Really excited to be back at a buzzing @royalwelshshow !
You can join us for the BBC Radio 4 Farming Today debate at 3pm in the geo dome.
@charlottebsmith will debate the future of Welsh farming and countryside with minister @huw4ogmore farmer @AbiReader and Rachel Sharp.